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How to Make Money and Create Community with Monuments - Volume 1

The 9/11 Memorial Waterfront Park Transforms an Ordinary Park into a Means of Community and Connection

Commemorating Safety Personnel and Private Citizens in Port Angeles

What was formerly known as Francis Street Park in Port Angeles, Washington, became the 9/11 Memorial Waterfront Park thanks to the installation of a literal piece of history tied to an event that forever changed the United States of America. The landmark highlights what it can mean for a space to be transformed in a […]

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Post Office Square Transforms an Abandoned Garage into a Place of Engagement for Boston

An Expression of Downtown Boston

Norman B. Leventhal Park and Post Office Square represent an incredible transformation of an otherwise forgotten space in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. Mentioned as a “green oasis in an asphalt desert,” the site serves as a model for other locations that need to enable engagement in areas that are otherwise poorly utilized. An Expression of Downtown […]

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Gallagher Square at Petco Park Transforms a Space and Community

Creating a concert venue and year-round community park

What was just a nondescript grassy area outside of Petco Park in San Diego, California, has been transformed into Gallagher Square, a concert venue and year-round community park. This transformation highlights what it can mean for landmarks to cultivate a different type of engagement that attracts residents and visitors in distinct ways. Improved Features and […]

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The Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Visitor Center Transforms an Industrial Location into a Community Destination

Bringing the Experience of Macadamia Nuts to Visitors

Visitors can experience the growing, harvesting and processing of macadamia nuts into a variety of products for sale at the location and beyond at the Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Visitor Center. Located near the Mauna Loa volcano mountain on the island of Hawaiʻi (aka the Big Island), the Visitor Center highlights what it can mean […]

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Geiger Lookout Point Transforms an Otherwise Empty Stretch of Highway

Transforming a Stretch of Otherwise Empty Highway

Geiger Lookout Point resides off to the side of an especially curvy section of state route 341, located just outside of the Virginia Foothills in Reno, Nevada. Providing a breathtaking look at the surrounding mountains, the features of Geiger Lookout Point have transformed what would otherwise be an empty stretch of highway into something much […]

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The Monument to the Latvian Riflemen Helps Transform a Space and Legacy

Honoring Latvians who Fought During World War I

Built to honor the elite soldiers who fought during World War I, the Latvian Riflemen Monument dominates an old town square in the center of Riga in Latvia. Tied to a controversial era of the city and country, the monument highlights what it can mean for a landmark to help transform a space while staying […]

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Labor Plaza Transforms a Space to Celebrate the History of the Labor Movement in San Antonio

Acclaiming the History of Organized Labor in San Antonio

Located in San Antonio, Texas, Labor Plaza highlights the contributions of the labor movement and labor leaders in the city and the United States. Featuring multiple landmarks and plenty of space to reflect on the past and come together in the present, the landmark has transformed the space in a way that enables connection on […]

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